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Fewer abortions with hospital consolidations

Fewer abortions with hospital consolidations

Fewer abortions with hospital consolidations

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Pro-Choice demonstrators gather outside Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach Thursday June 20, 2013 to protest the hospital's decision to stop all abortions. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Rose Palmisano)NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — By joining with a bigger Catholic health system, a prominent Orange County hospital hopes to enhance patients' access to a host of services — except one.

NYC heir, 89, sent to prison in Astor theft case

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:59 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — An 89-year-old heir to a famous fortune was headed for a prison Friday after years of fighting his conviction on charges of plundering millions of dollars from his philanthropist mother, Brooke Astor.

Obama nominates Comey to head FBI

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:59 PM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles as he announces the nomination of James Comey, left, a senior Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert Mueller as FBI director, Friday, June 21, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated James Comey to be the new FBI director Friday, tapping a Bush-era Justice Department official to lead the agency as it grapples with privacy debates over a host of recently exposed investigative tactics.

Fire threatens Colorado mountain town of 400

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:56 PM PDT

SOUTH FORK, Colo. (AP) — A massive wildfire threatened a tourist town in Colorado's southwestern mountains on Friday, as the town of 400 people emptied out ahead of fast-burning blaze fueled by hot, windy weather.

Oil falls as monetary policy and China hit market

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:56 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil slid again Friday on the prospect of a tighter supply of cash and slower growth in China.

'Under the Dome' helps break summer rerun spell

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:56 PM PDT

This undated publicity photo released by CBS Entertainment shows Britt Robertson, as Angie, in a scene from the pilot of the TV series "Under the Dome," premiering Monday, June 24, 2013 at 10:00 EST on the CBS Television Network. The series is based on Stephen King's bestselling novel. (AP Photo/CBS Entertainment, Michael Tackett)LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's no summer break anymore for broadcast networks, with overachieving cable competitors regularly airing new series instead of succumbing to rerun laziness.

Lindy Ruff hired to coach Dallas Stars

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff talks with players during NHL hockey practice in Buffalo, N.Y. Ruff has been hired as the new coach of the Dallas Stars. The team announced the hiring on Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)DALLAS (AP) — Lindy Ruff had one stipulation when he agreed to meet with the Dallas Stars about their coaching vacancy.

Photo Gallery: Yoga, dance greet summer solstice

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:52 PM PDT

People practice yoga in New York's Times Square, Friday, June 21, 2013. Yoga enthusiast marked the longest day of the year with five free "Mind Over Madness" yoga classes during the11th annual Solstice in Times Square. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world were up at the crack of dawn on Friday to celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Bashir threatens again to stop oil exports from South Sudan

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives at the African Union Headquarters in capital Addis AbabaKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Friday threatened again to stop oil flows across its border with arch-rival South Sudan unless the south stops supporting rebels operating across the shared frontier. Khartoum said two weeks ago it would close within 60 days two pipelines carrying oil exports from landlocked South Sudan to Port Sudan unless Juba cut ties with Sudanese rebels. The south denies doing so, and accuses Sudan in turn of backing insurgents on its soil. ...

Rivalries pose problems in arming Syria's rebels

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:48 PM PDT

In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian rebel fires a heavy machine gun towards Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo, Syria. _ The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. aid so far suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition. Food, medicine and other life-saving supplies regularly run into long delays because of bickering among rebel factions, U.S. officials say. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.

Stocks recover on Wall Street after 2-day plunge

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Specialist Joseph Mastrolia, left, and trader George Ettinger work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, June 21, 2013. U.S. stocks rose in morning trading on Friday as traders regrouped following the biggest drop of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Traders have decided that the stock market has suffered enough, at least for now.

Ex-Enron CEO Skilling resentenced to 14 years

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT

HOUSTON (AP) — One of the country's most notorious financial scandals came to a protracted legal conclusion Friday as ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling — already in prison for his role in the once-mighty energy giant's collapse — was resentenced to 14 years as part of a court-ordered reduction and a separate agreement with prosecutors.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Backlash grows against Brazilian protests after violence

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:45 PM PDT

By Brian Winter and Silvio Cascione SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A popular backlash against Brazil's nationwide protests took hold on Friday after widespread rioting overnight, as even the leftist group at the movement's core said it was done organizing marches for now because of growing discord and violence. President Dilma Rousseff was meeting with top aides on Friday morning to figure out how to respond after more than 1 million Brazilians in over 100 cities took to the streets. ...

Tokyo court says Samsung infringed Apple 'bounce-back' patent

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:44 PM PDT

Men pose with Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone in photo illustration in ZenicaBy Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo court ruled on Friday that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd had infringed rival Apple Inc's patent for a so-called bounce-back feature on earlier models of its popular smartphones. Samsung and Apple, the world's top two smartphone makers, are fighting patent disputes across the globe as they compete to dominate the lucrative mobile market and win customers with their latest gadgets. Apple claimed that Samsung had copied the feature, in which icons on its smartphones and tablets quiver back when users scroll to the end of an electronic document. ...

Gogo falls in 1st day of trading on the Nasdaq

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Gogo Inc., which provides Internet service on airline flights, failed to connect with the stock market Friday.

Friend: James Gandolfini died of heart attack

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Actor James Gandolfini's sister Leta Gandolfini, at center in black, arrives with unidentified people at the morgue of the Policlinico Umberto I hospital where the body of Gandolfini is kept, in Rome, Friday, June 21, 2013. James Gandolfini died Wednesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest while vacationing with friends and relatives in Rome. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)ROME (AP) — An autopsy on James Gandolfini has found that the "Sopranos" star died of a heart attack, with no evidence of substance abuse or foul play, a family spokesman said Friday.

4 shot at NC law firm, Wal-Mart; suspect caught

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT

An ambulance sits in the parking lot of a Wal-mart on Friday, June 21, 2013 in Greenville, N.C. A man armed with a shotgun wounded one person at a North Carolina law firm Friday before crossing a busy street and entering a Wal-Mart, where he shot three more people before officers subdued him, police said. Greenville Police Chief Hassan Aden said the suspect was shot by officers at the entrance of the store. He didn't have the conditions of those shot and didn't have a motive. (AP Photo/The Daily Reflector, Aileen Devlin)GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a man armed with a shotgun wounded one person at a law firm, then crossed a busy street and shot three more people in a Wal-Mart parking lot before officers subdued him.

NJ: Mechanical problem caused fatal race car crash

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state police say a mechanical problem is to blame for the dirt-track racing crash that killed NASCAR driver Jason Leffler last week.

Flooding forces 75,000 from west Canada homes

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT

A police car sits stuck in a parking lot of an apartment building after heavy rains have caused flooding, closed roads, and forced evacuation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Flooding forced the western Canadian city of Calgary to order the evacuation of the entire downtown area on Friday, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena.

US: DEA agent killed in Colombia robbery attempt

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos' live image covers a screen behind female police attending their promotion ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 21, 2013. Santos said he regrets the death of Special Agent James "Terry" Watson, who was assigned to the DEA office in Cartagena. Watson died in an apparent robbery attempt in Colombia, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Michael McKinley said Friday. Colombian authorities said the American agent was stabbed four times in Bogota. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A DEA agent has died in an apparent robbery attempt in Colombia, U.S. Ambassador Michael McKinley said Friday. Colombian authorities said the American agent was stabbed four times.

Paula Deen apologizes for past use of racial slurs

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:37 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2012 file photo shows celebrity chef Paula Deen posing for a portrait in New York. It was revealed that Deen admitted during questioning in a lawsuit that she had slurred blacks in the past. It's the second time the queen of comfort food's mouth has gotten her into big trouble. She revealed in 2012 that for three years she hid her Type 2 diabetes while continuing to cook the calorie-laden food that's bad for people like her. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)Paula Deen issued a video apology on Friday, days after it was revealed that she admitted using racial slurs in the past.

Lenny Dykstra released from prison

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 5, 2012 file photo, former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra is seen during his sentencing for grand theft auto in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. Dykstra has been released from prison in California after serving time for bankruptcy fraud. Federal Bureau of Prisons records show the 50-year-old has been freed. A message left for his attorney Christopher Dybwad was not immediately returned Friday, June 21, 2013 .(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been released from a California prison after serving time for bankruptcy fraud.

Expert: Michael Jackson was totally sleep-deprived

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. A sleep expert, Charles Czeisler, told jurors Friday, June 21, 2013, that Jackson exhibited symptoms of someone who was totally sleep deprived when he died in June 2009. Czeisler is a Harvard researcher testifying for Jackson's mother in a negligent hiring lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live LLC. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's inability to learn new dance moves and remember the lyrics to his songs were symptoms that the singer was totally sleep deprived by the time of his death, a sleep expert told a jury Friday.

Used car dealership chain CarMax 1Q profit up

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:23 PM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Car dealership chain CarMax Inc. said Friday that higher sales of used cars drove its first-quarter profit up more than 21 percent. Revenue grew 19 percent, but its expenses grew 14 percent.

Brazil leader remains mute amid protests

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:22 PM PDT

A bus stop's window lays shattered below the seats after protests in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, Friday, June 21, 2013. Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday in the biggest demonstrations yet against a government viewed as corrupt at all levels and unresponsive to its people. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than a week of massive, violent protests across Brazil was met only with stoic silence Friday from President Dilma Rousseff, even after she had called an emergency Cabinet meeting in response to the growing unrest.

National GOP slow to embrace Mass. moderate Gomez

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:02 PM PDT

This panel of May 2013 file photos shows Republican Gabriel Gomez, left, and Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, right, candidates for U.S. Senate in the June 25, 2013 special election, being held to fill the seat vacated when John Kerry was appointed as secretary of state. (AP Photos/File)BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez's credentials would seem to fit the gold standard for the new breed of mass-appeal Republican that the GOP called for in an exhaustive postelection autopsy.

Billionaire paid fines or risked canceled wedding

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:20 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Big Sur resort where Sean Parker held his posh, Lord of the Rings-inspired wedding threatened to cancel it if he didn't agree to pay for the unpermitted wedding construction and the inn's past land use violations, Parker told The Associated Press on Friday.

NY congressman says Bravo show promotes bigotry

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:18 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York congressman who represents the area where Bravo films its series "Princesses: Long Island" says the show is "the most objectionable thing I've ever seen on television" and promotes stereotyping of Jews.

SF Opera gambles on 'Gospel of Mary Magdalene'

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT

This June 16, 2013 photo released by the San Francisco Opera is Sasha Cooke as Mary Magdalene in the summer opera, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/San Francisco Opera, Cory Weaver)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Best known for his modest chamber opera "Little Women," composer Mark Adamo was looking for a more ambitious project to tackle when he happened upon a magazine article about Mary Magdalene.

Family seeks answers in death near Hernandez home

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez drives from his home late Thursday morning, June 20, 2013, in North Attleborough, Mass. Hernandez had a connection to homicide victim Odin Lloyd, of Boston, whose body was found in an industrial park near the athlete's home. Family and officials were mum on the nature of their relationship Thursday, two days after police visited Hernandez' home. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mark Stockwell) MANDATORY CREDIT. MAGAZINES OUT.BOSTON (AP) — Family members of the man found slain a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's house said Friday they are looking for answers about what happened the night he died.

2 Bangladesh garment factories show effort, lapses

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 file photo, a Bangladeshi police officer walks past rows of burnt sewing machines in the burned out Tazreen garment factory in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Government investigators said the November fire at the Tazreen factory, which killed 112, was so deadly in part because clothing was stored in the stairwell, which turned the emergency exit into a chimney billowing smoke, fire and toxic fumes from the burning fibers. (AP Photo/Khurshed Rinku, File)SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The walls of the cavernous AKH clothing factory are covered in red arrows. They point to three wide emergency staircases with evacuation plans posted on every floor. They point to fire extinguishers attached to the walls and pillars throughout the factory. They point to medical kits located near designated workers with "First Aid" stitched onto their shirts.

Rivalries pose problem in arming Syrian rebels

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:10 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.

North West joins unorthodox celebrity baby club

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:08 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 6, 2012 file photo shows singer Kanye West, left, talks to his girlfriend Kim Kardashian before an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks in Miami. A birth certificate released by the Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health shows that the couple's daughter North west, was born on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)NEW YORK (AP) — Was Kanye West inspired by One Direction?

Insight: Losses loom for investors enmeshed in U.S. mortgage chaos

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:07 PM PDT

A lock secures a chain on the steel fence of a foreclosed home previously owned by U.S. Bancorp in Los AngelesBy Michelle Conlin (Reuters) - Since the financial crash, banks have been accused of wrongfully foreclosing on U.S. homeowners because they failed to create and maintain proper mortgage paperwork. Now, there are signs that chaotic document management is harming investors in mortgage bonds, too. A review of loan documents, property records and the monthly reports made available to investors show that mortgage servicers are reporting that individual houses are still in foreclosure long after they have been sold to new buyers or the underlying mortgages have been paid off. ...

NKorea demands dissolution of UN command in SKorea

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Sin Son Ho, Permanent Representative for North Korea to the U.N., speak during a press conference on Friday, June 21, 2013 at U.N. headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea's U.N. envoy demanded the dissolution of the United Nations command in South Korea on Friday, accusing the United States of using the force to prepare for war against the North and build an Asian version of NATO to realize President Barack Obama's pivot to Asia.

Philanthropist Astor's son, 89, sent to prison after being convicted of looting mom's money

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:47 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist Astor's son, 89, sent to prison after being convicted of looting mom's money.

Abbas asks Palestinian PM to rethink resignation

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 11, 2013 file photo, New Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah attends his first meeting of the new government cabinet in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The new Palestinian prime minister submitted his resignation to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, June 20, 2013, after two weeks on the job, because of a conflict over authority. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Two aides say Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked his prime minister to reconsider his decision to step down after just two weeks in office.

Guardian: Documents expose massive UK spying op

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:43 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The Guardian newspaper says that British spies are running an online eavesdropping operation so vast that internal documents say it even outstrips the United States' international Internet surveillance effort.

Egypt Islamists warn opponents with huge pro-Mursi rally

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:43 AM PDT

Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi arrives at Bole International airport for the 21st Ordinary Session of the African Union in Addis AbabaBy Tom Perry and Alastair Macdonald CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood staged a show of strength in Cairo on Friday, rallying a huge crowd to demonstrate support for President Mohamed Mursi - and warn opponents who hope to force him out. The opposition called it an attempt to "terrorize" them before mass rallies they plan for just over a week's time. ...
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